United Kingdom
GBR · Europe & Central Asia · High income
This page brings together what United Kingdom means for an ETF portfolio: the economic picture from World Bank data, the 536 United Kingdom stocks we track, and the ETFs that actually give you exposure — with the country weight computed from real fund holdings, not estimated.
Economic indicators
| Year | GDP per capita (USD) | Real GDP growth (%) | Inflation rate (%) | Unemployment rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 43,704 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 43,161 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 40,815 | -10.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 47,696 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 47,035 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 49,920 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 53,341 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 57,602 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
Source: World Bank Open Data, licensed CC BY 4.0.
ETFs with the highest United Kingdom weight
Sum of the fund's individual holdings from this country — added up from published holdings, not estimated.
| ETF | Index | Weight | Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF SMC · IE00BKWQ0M75 | MSCI Europe Small Cap | 28.7 % | 194 |
| Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF 1c XXSC · LU0322253906 | MSCI Europe Small Cap | 27.7 % | 186 |
| iShares STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETF (DE) EXSA · DE0002635307 | STOXX Europe 600 | 22.6 % | 125 |
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI Europe UCITS ETF SPYE · IE00BKWQ0Q14 | MSCI Europe | 22.5 % | 66 |
| iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) IMEA · IE00B4K48X80 | MSCI Europe | 22.3 % | 66 |
| Xtrackers Stoxx Europe 600 II UCITS ETF 1c X600 · IE00003M6Z62 | STOXX Europe 600 | 19.2 % | 118 |
| Xtrackers Stoxx Europe 600 II UCITS ETF 1d XESU · IE0000QMH1B4 | STOXX Europe 600 | 19.2 % | 118 |
| Xtrackers Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF 1c XSX6 · LU0328475792 | STOXX Europe 600 | 19.1 % | 118 |
Largest tracked stocks
536 stocks from United Kingdom are covered through our ETF holdings — these carry the highest single weight.
- Shell Plc7.28 %
- Rio Tinto plc3.51 %
- National Grid plc3.48 %
- NATIONAL GRID PLC3.47 %
- BP PLC3.14 %
- Unilever PLC3.00 %
- UNILEVER PLC3.00 %
- AstraZeneca PLC2.92 %
- ASTRAZENECA PLC2.91 %
- HSBC Holdings Plc2.57 %
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC2.56 %
- Glencore plc2.54 %
- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO2.51 %
- British American Tobacco p.l.c.2.50 %
- SHELL PLC1.97 %
- ANGLO AMERICAN PLC1.89 %
- Anglo American plc1.89 %
- SSE PLC1.81 %
- Rolls-Royce Holdings plc1.65 %
- ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC1.63 %
All tracked stocks
119 names, ETF coverage on average in the 81.0th percentile of all stocks we cover. Sorted by ETF reach.
Other countries in this region
Austria
Belgium
Switzerland
Germany
Denmark
Spain
Finland
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
In the Alysly network
How United Kingdom connects to ETFs, indices and neighbouring names — every link is a measured relation, not a recommendation.
- Anglo American Stock · domicile
- Associated British Foods Stock · domicile
- Antofagasta Stock · domicile
- Aviva Stock · domicile
- Astrazeneca Stock · domicile
- BAE Systems Stock · domicile
- Barclays Stock · domicile
- British American Tobacco p.l.c. Stock · domicile
- Bunzl Stock · domicile
- BP Stock · domicile
- BT Group Stock · domicile
- Coca Cola HBC Stock · domicile
- Centrica Stock · domicile
- Compass Group Stock · domicile
- Experian Stock · domicile
- Fresnillo Stock · domicile
- Glencore Stock · domicile
- Glaxosmithkline Stock · domicile
- HSBC Holdings Stock · domicile
- 3I Group Stock · domicile
- Imperial Brands Stock · domicile